Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-sided Crake, Rufous-sided Rail

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1819)

Habitat
Inland wetlands. From sea-level - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay (B), Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (36)...)

Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius) [XC699631]
by Andr\u00e1s Schmidt from Miranda, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (uncertain)

Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius) [XC224869]
by Mitch Lysinger from Villa Rica Coffee plantations, Pasco, Peru (song)

Subspecies
Sometimes considered to include White-throated Crake (Laterallus albigularis).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

oenops (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1880) - South-eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and western Brazil.
melanophaius (Vieillot, 1819) - Coastal Venezuela east to Surinam and south through central and eastern Brazil to eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.

References
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Files:

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